📍 162 S School St, Braidwood, Will County, 60408
Reed-Custer Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Braidwood, Will County. The school has 653 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Heather Faletti. It is part of the Reed Custer CUSD 255U school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 50.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 40% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Reed-Custer Elementary School enrolls 653 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 50.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 4.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 527 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 92 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 4.4% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
272 of the school's 653 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Reed-Custer Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL-10, state senate district 38, state house district 75.
Reed-Custer Elementary School is one of 3 schools in Reed Custer CUSD 255U, based in Braidwood, Illinois. The district serves 1,393 students district-wide and employs 111 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 653 students, Reed-Custer Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 464 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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